I misread this at first, as 'freed of goods and masters'.
I think that it is more probable that Tolkien would have written 'goods' rather than 'gods'. And, personally, it makes more sense. Plus there's a nice linkage to the crown-as-a-currency.
I do hope someone is nagging Marjorie Burns into publishing her paper on Tolkien, Class and Birmingham. She argues that late 19th century / early 20th century Birmingham was (comparatively) a very flat society, and a very permiable one.
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Date: 2009-05-22 07:55 pm (UTC)I think that it is more probable that Tolkien would have written 'goods' rather than 'gods'. And, personally, it makes more sense. Plus there's a nice linkage to the crown-as-a-currency.
I do hope someone is nagging Marjorie Burns into publishing her paper on Tolkien, Class and Birmingham. She argues that late 19th century / early 20th century Birmingham was (comparatively) a very flat society, and a very permiable one.
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